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Canelo Hills

Canelo Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Canelo Hills rises to 1,647 m in Arizona. Miller Peak stands 2,886 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Spring, a spring 3.0 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

Range in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

Wikidata Q2882656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.53204, -110.58869

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ashburn Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Copper Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Lookout Knoll: 4.4 mi
  • Candelerio Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Indian Head Mountain: 4.8 mi
Springs
  • Cottonwood Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Gate Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Kennedy Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Freeman Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Welch Spring: 4.5 mi
Parks: 37
  • Richardson Park: 9.9 mi
  • Brown Parade Field: 13.1 mi
  • Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Garden Canyon: 14.5 mi
  • Middle Garden Canyon Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
Ghost towns: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Camp Yuma: 12.7 mi
  • Camp Mohave: 12.8 mi
  • Resevoir Hill Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Addendum Wall: 21.1 mi
  • Shallow End: 21.1 mi
  • Spine Cave: 21.2 mi
  • Superfly Sector: 21.2 mi
  • Bee Cave: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • The Patagonia Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Fort Huachuca Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Pete Kitchens Museum: 23.6 mi
  • Primeria Alta History Museum: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Carr Canyon Waterfall: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Canelo Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller PeakESE2,886 m19.9 mi
Mount WrightsonNW2,882 m19.0 mi
Carr PeakESE2,816 m18.7 mi
Ramsey PeakESE2,659 m16.4 mi
Pat Scott PeakESE2,596 m15.9 mi
Mount HopkinsWNW2,576 m20.5 mi
Josephine PeakNW2,563 m18.1 mi
Huachuca PeakESE2,554 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0218:34
June solstice05:1918:5519:31
September equinox06:1117:4818:20
December solstice07:1916:4717:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434650566473747269605042
Precip in1.61.20.80.40.20.64.33.61.71.00.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canelo 1 NW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 27254 — Canelo Hills, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359263563

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